I'm seeing posts on different forums about this. Very sad day if it's true. He helped the hobby immensely. Great guy to chat with.
God bless him and his family.
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"HONGZ" stands for HO scale, N scale, G scale, and Z scale.
Post your non-O scale stuff here!
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Was he Nat's son?
Lewis has indeed passed. He was a good friend over many years, and he assisted (and encouraged) me when I was writing my"Getting Started in Garden Railroading" book some years ago. I also gave, at his invitation, presentations at a couple of his early East Coast Large Scale Train Shows in Atlantic City and elsewhere. He was just a darn nice fellow and a true major force in, among other things, the advancement of the Large Scale and garden railroading segment of our hobby.
The Polk family contributed much to the development of our hobby, and their hobby department store on 5th Avenue in NYC was always fascinating to visit as a young man!
When I was a teenager in the 40's I visited that store a lot. I remember it had 4 or 5 floors. Each floor had a different hobby.
Lewis was an innovator. No question about it. Aristocraft was the reason I got into large scale before I got into o scale. Condolences John
Went to that store a few times in the 60's. Sad indeed. Rest in Peace
Sad
..if i'm not mistaken,Aristocraft was involved with a wide spectrum of hobby products..i have kept an aristocraft timer charger (still works) for a keepsake. I also have 4 g scale diesel units on display.
Tinplate Art posted:The Polk family contributed much to the development of our hobby, and their hobby department store on 5th Avenue in NYC was always fascinating to visit as a young man!
There was also a store in East Meadow, Nassau County Long Island..
Never knew about the Nassau County store!
